A theory of historiography as a pre-science

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 24 (4):633-667 (1993)
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First attempt at applying contemporary philosophy of science to the basic problems of the philosophy of historiography that culminated in "Our Knowledge of the Past: A Philosophy of Historiography" (Cambridge University Press 2004)

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10.1016/0039-3681(93)90056-p

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